CONTENTS

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 99, Issue 4, 15 October 1959, Page 297

CONTENTS

Feeding of Ewes on Canterbury Mixed Farms . . E. G. Smith . . 298 Facial Eczema Research J. F. Filmer . . 303 A. T. Johns . . 306 Show Dates .312 Wool Sales .312 Californian Thistle L. J. Matthews 313 Fertiliser Responses on Plains Soils of Canterbury . . W. R. Lobb and R. L. Bennetts . . 317 Care of Livestock during November . . . . 326 Pasture and Crop Production (Seasonal Notes) ... 327 Mechanical Pricker for Heavy-bodied Honey D. Roberts . . 329 Swede and Turnip Varieties J. O. Wallace . . 332 Dairy Produce Graded for Export 332 World Cattle Numbers in 1958 333 Unthriftiness of Lambs in South Canterbury M. C. Armstrong . . 335 Boron for Swedes and Lucerne . . R. W. Moody . . 339 Control of Potato Tuber Moth . . F. H. Collin . . 339 Dehydrated Lucerne Meal for Laying Pullets . J. Edmondson and F. C. Bobby . 341 Meteorological Records for August . . . . 344 Recent Research Work . . J. Lammerink . . 345 The Home Garden . . . A. G. Kennedy .. 347 Hormone Application to Apricots and Peaches . . W. S. Kemp and D. W. Wilson .. 353 Trials with Hexoestrol for Beef Production... . G. C. Everitt . . 360 Domestic Beekeeping D. A. Briscoe . . 369 Weed Control Conference . . 373 Mixed Age versus Cast-for-age Ewes in Fat Lamb Production C. P. Tebb . . 378 Radio Broadcasts for Farmers .. 382 The Flower Garden: Begonias J. S. Say . . 383 Work for November Rosalie A. Campion . . 391 Hors d'Oeuvres and Appetisers Janet W. Roberts . . 394 SUBSCRIPTION RATES The “Journal” is issued monthly. The subscription within 'New Zealand is 10s. a year; the overseas subscription is 13s. (sterling). Subscriptions can be paid directly to any office of the Department of Agriculture, or the “Journal” may be ordered from any bookseller or newsagent. Individual copies are available from Publications Section, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2298, Wellington, at Is. a copy, post free. Subscribers’ inquiries (preferably accompanied by the address cut from a recent “Journal” wrapper) should be sent to the nearest office of the Department of Agriculture. COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS Articles in “The Journal of Agriculture” are copyright, but may be reprinted provided both the “Journal” and author are acknowledged and the articles are not associated with advertising material. The Minister of Agriculture does not accept responsibility for any of the private and trade advertisements included in this publication. All correspondence relating to the “Journal" should be addressed to the Editor, “The New Zealand Journal of Agriculture", P.O. Box 2298, Wellington. REGISTERED AT THE G.P.O., WELLINGTON, AS A MAGAZINE